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2017-18 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP/GS MPG PPG RPG APG^ 0 Duby Okeke C 6-8 247 Sr. Jonesboro, Ga. 33/24 14.0 3.2 3.9 0.1 3 Malcolm Laws G 6-1 191 Sr. Orlando, Fla. 5/0 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.0@ 4 Johnny Trueblood G 6-3 192 So. Omaha, Neb. 10/0 2.8 0.8 0.2 0.4 5 Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 173 Jr. Bellwood, Ill. 31/29 31.6 13.0 3.0 2.6 10 Jack McVeigh F 6-8 215 Jr. Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia 30/11 22.9 7.5 2.5 0.6 11 EvanTaylor G 6-5 208 Sr. Cincinnati,Ohio 31/21 24.4 5.2 2.9 1.2 12 Thomas Allen G 6-1 180 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. 13 Anton Gill G 6-3 195 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. 12/1 17.3 3.8 1.9 0.5% 14 Isaac Copeland F 6-9 221 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. 7/5 19.6 5.4 3.3 0.8 15 Isaiah Roby F 6-8 225 So. Dixon, Ill. 30/4 15.2 3.1 2.9 0.7 20 Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 265 Jr. Gothenburg, Neb. 1/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0$ 24 James Palmer Jr. G 6-6 210 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. 34/0 11.6 3.4 1.1 0.7 25 Nana Akenten G 6-6 215 Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. 32 Jordy Tshimanga C 6-11 268 So. Montreal, Quebec, Canada 31/9 12.5 5.0 4.0 0.3 33 JustinCostello G 6-1 180 Fr. Omaha,Neb. 34 Thorir Thorbjarnarson G 6-5 194 Fr. Reykjavik, Iceland ^-Stats from Winthrop (2016-17) %- Stats from Georgetown (2016-17); $-Stats from Miami (2015-16); @-Stats from Nebraska (2015-16)

OPENING NUMBER20 Only two Husker newcomers have scored 20 or more points in their Husker debut in the last 45 years (Joe McCray, 2004; Andre Almeida, 2010). James Palmer Jr. has averaged 22.0 points per game in NU's two exhibition games.

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EASTERN ILLINOISDate: Saturday, Nov. 11Time: 7:31 p.m. Arena: Pinnacle Bank ArenaTickets: Huskers.com/Tickets

MEDIA INFORadio: Husker Sports NetworkVideo: BTN Plus & Flohoops.com(Subscriptionrequired)Internet Audio: Huskers.com

NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 Big TenHead coach: Tim Miles Record at Nebraska: 75-86 (6th year) Career Record: 358-306 (23rd year)

EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 OVCHead coach: Jay Spoonhour Record at EIU: 67-87 (6th year) Career Record: 173-119 (10th year)BROADCAST INFOTelevision: NoneRadio: Husker Sports Network, including 590 AM (Omaha), 1400 AM (Lincoln) and 880 AM (Lexington) Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Color: Jake MuhleisenOnline Radio: Available online at Huskers.com, on the Huskers App and on TuneIn Radio and the TuneIn Radio App.Internet Video: BTN Plus and Flohoops.com Announcers: Chase Thompson and Cameron Olson

MATCHUP

The 122nd season of Nebraska basketball gets underway Saturday night, as the Huskers host Eastern Illinois in the seasonopenerforbothteams.TipoffatPinnacleBankArenaissetfor7:31p.m.,andticketsareavailablebeginningat$7byvisitingHuskers.com/Ticketsorcalling800-8-BIGRED.Fanscanfollowalloftheactionacrossthestateof

Nebraska on the IMG Husker Sports Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call. The game will also be available on Huskers.com, on the Huskers app, on TuneIn Radio and on the TuneIn Radio app.

Saturday's opener game will be streamed online on BTN Plus with Chase Thompson and Cameron Olson on the call. The game is available on BTN2Go and online and on Flohoops.com.AsubscriptionisrequiredforbothBTNPlusand Flohoops.

The Huskers are looking to get the 2017-18 campaign offontherightfootandhavehighhopeswithnineletterwinnersreturningaswellasapromisinggroupofnewcomers for sixth-year coach Tim Miles.

The returnees are led by guards Glynn Watson Jr. and EvanTaylor,whohavebeenasteadyinfluence.Watson,who averaged 13.0 points, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals per gameasasophomore,had11pointsandfiveassistsintheexhibitiongameatMississippiState,butmissedTuesday’s18-point win over Northwood. Taylor, who averaged 5.2 pointsand2.9reboundspergameinhisfirstseasonatNU,hascontinuedhisimprovement,averaging8.0points,4.5reboundsand3.0assistsinthetwoexhibitiongames.InTuesday’s80-62winoverNorthwood,itwasthe

Husker newcomers who took center stage. In all, 59 of the 80 points were by newcomers, as Watson, Isaiah Roby and Anton Gill all missed the contest with minor injuries. All threeareexpectedtobeinactiontonight.

Junior transfer James Palmer Jr. has been impressive early on, averaging 22.0 points per game on 60 percent shooting,includinga27-pointoutburstonTuesdayagainstNorthwood. Palmer, a former top-100 recruit who began his collegiate career at Miami, also dished out four assists inTuesday’swin.FreshmanThomasAllenmovedintothelineuponMondayandadded18pointson5-of-7shooting,and four assists while Isaac Copeland totaled 12 points, four rebounds and three steals. EasternIllinoiscomesintoSaturday’sgameaftergoing

1-1inexhibitionplay,highlightedbya13-pointwinoverIllinoisinacharityexhibition.ThePanthers,whoreturnfourstarters,havebeenstrongoffensively,averaging86.0pointspergameinitstwoexhibitioncontests.

2017-18 SCHEDULEDate Opponent TV/Internet TimeSun., Oct. 22 at Mississippi State (exh.) - W, 76-72Tues., Nov. 7 Northwood (exh.) BTN Plus W, 80-62Sat., Nov. 11 Eastern Illinois BTN Plus 7:30 p.m.Mon., Nov. 13 North Texas BTN Plus 7 p.m.

AT GAVITT TIPOFF GAMES/ADVOCARE INVITATIONALThurs.,Nov.16 atSt.John’s FS1 5:30p.m.

Sun., Nov. 19 North Dakota BTN 1 p.m.

ATADVOCAREINVITATIONAL(ORLANDO,FLA.)Thurs., Nov. 23 vs. UCF ESPN3 5 p.m.Fri., Nov. 24 vs. W. Virginia/Marist TBA TBASun., Nov. 26 vs. TBA TBA TBA

BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGEWed., Nov.29 Boston College ESPNU 8 p.m.

Sun., Dec. 3 at Michigan State # FS1 3:30 p.m.Tues., Dec. 5 Minnesota # BTN 8 p.m.Sat., Dec. 9 at Creighton FS1 TBA

SHELTER INSURANCE SHOWDOWNSat., Dec. 16 Kansas FS1 7 p.m.

Wed., Dec. 20 UTSA BTN 7 p.m.Fri., Dec. 22 Delaware State BTN Plus 7 p.m.Fri., Dec. 29 Stetson BTN Plus 7 p.m.Tues., Jan. 2 at Northwestern # BTN 8 p.m.Sat., Jan. 6 at Purdue # BTN 1:15 p.m.Tues., Jan. 9 Wisconsin # BTN 7:30 p.m.Friday, Jan. 12 at Penn State # BTN 6 p.m.Mon, Jan. 15 Illinois # BTN 8 p.m.Thurs, Jan. 18 Michigan # BTN 8 p.m.Mon., Jan. 22 at Ohio State # BTN 7 p.m.Wed., Jan. 24 at Rutgers # BTN 6 p.m.Sat., Jan. 27 Iowa # BTN 7 p.m.Mon., Jan. 29 at Wisconsin # BTN 8 p.m.Tues., Feb. 6 at Minnesota # BTN 8 p.m.Sat., Feb. 10 Rutgers # BTN 3 p.m.Tues., Feb. 13 Maryland # BTN 6 p.m.Sun., Feb. 18 at Illinois # BTN 2:30 p.m.Tues., Feb. 20 Indiana # BTN 8 p.m.Sun., Feb. 25 Penn State # BTN 4:15 p.m.

AT BIG TEN TOURNAMENTWed., Feb. 28 First Round BTN TBAThurs., March 1 Second Round BTN TBAFri.,March2 Quarterfinals BTN TBASat.,March3 Semifinals CBS 1/3:30p.m.Sun., March 4 Championship CBS 3:30 p.m.

AT NCAA TOURNAMENTMarch 13-14 First Four TBAMarch 15-18 NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds TBAMarch 22-25 NCAA Regionals TBAMar. 31-Apr. 2 NCAA Final Four TBA

All games carried on IMG Husker Sports Network; Home games in red and bold.Alldates/timessubjecttochange.PleasecheckHuskers.com for updates.

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2017-18 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS No. VL Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Duby Okeke C 6-8 247 Sr. Jonesboro, Ga. (Winthrop) 3 ** Malcolm Laws G 6-1 191 Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Florida Atlantic) 4 * Johnny Trueblood G 6-3 192 So. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South) 5 ** Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 173 Jr. Bellwood, Ill. (St. Joseph) 10 ** Jack McVeigh F 6-8 215 Jr. Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia (AIS) 11 * Evan Taylor G 6-5 208 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Odessa College) 12 Thomas Allen G 6-1 180 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Brewster Academy 13 * Anton Gill G 6-3 195 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Louisville) 14 Isaac Copeland F 6-9 221 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. (Georgetown) 15 * Isaiah Roby F 6-8 225 So. Dixon, Ill. (Dixon) 20 ** Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 265 Jr. Gothenburg, Neb. (Gothenburg) 24 James Palmer Jr. G 6-6 210 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. (Miami) 25 Nana Akenten G 6-6 215 Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 32 * Jordy Tshimanga C 6-11 268 Fr. Montreal, Quebec, Canada (The MacDuffie School) 33 Justin Costello G 6-1 180 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South) 34 Thorir Thorbjarnarson G 6-5 194 Fr. Reykjavik, Iceland (Menntaskólinn i Reykjavik)

COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFFHead Coach: Tim Miles, sixth season (University of Mary, 1989)AssistantCoaches:KenyaHunter,fifthseason(Duquesne,1996);MichaelLewis,secondseason(Indiana,2000);JimMolinari,fourthseason(IllinoisWesleyan,1977)Basketball Strength Coach: Tim Wilson Video Coordinator: Matt HoltDirector of Basketball Operations: Gregory Eaton Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Sheryl BurbachGraduateManagers:WesEikmeierandDorianGreen EquipmentManager:PatNorrisAthletic Trainer: R.J. Pietig

Jim Molinari ................................................Mole-in-AIR-eeNana Akenten ...................................................uh-KEN-tenTanner Borchardt ..................................................BOR-kartDuby Okeke ............................................. Doobie Okay-KayThorir Thorbjarnarson ....................................................................................................... Thor-EAR thorb-YAR-nar-sonJordy Tshimanga .........................................cha-MAHN-gahGlynn Watson Jr. .........................................................Glinn

PRONUNCIATIONS

Nebraska Cornhuskers2016-17 Team Statistics (Record: 12-19, 6-12 Big Ten) Nebraska OPPSCORING 2168 2264 Points per game 69.9 73.0 Scoring margin -3.1 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 793-1906 805-1800 Field goal pct .416 .4473 POINT FG-ATT 179-560 240-601 3-point FG pct .320 .399 3-pt FG made per game 5.8 7.7FREE THROWS-ATT 403-568 414-593 Free throw pct .710 .698 F-Throws made per game 13.0 13.4REBOUNDS 1187 1124 Rebounds per game 38.3 36.3 Rebounding margin +2.0 -ASSISTS 354 411 Assists per game 11.4 13.3TURNOVERS 411 422 Turnovers per game 13.3 13.6 Turnover margin +0.4 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 1.0STEALS 211 193 Steals per game 6.8 6.2BLOCKS 116 148 Blocks per game 3.7 4.8

Eastern Illinois Panthers2016-17 Team Statistics (Record: 14-15, 6-19 GLIAC) EIU OPPSCORING 2169 2083 Points per game 74.8 71.8 Scoring margin +3.0 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 772-1852 718-1667 Field goal pct .417 .431 3 POINT FG-ATT 259-696 197-557 3-point FG pct .372 .354 3-pt FG made per game 8.9 6.8 FREE THROWS-ATT 366-500 450-642 Free throw pct .732 .701 F-Throws made per game 12.6 15.5REBOUNDS 1081 1126 Rebounds per game 37.3 38.8 Rebounding margin -1.6 - ASSISTS 443 373 Assists per game 15.3 12.9 TURNOVERS 370 458 Turnovers per game 12.8 15.8 Turnover margin +3.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.8 STEALS 198 171 Steals per game 6.8 5.9 BLOCKS 119 92 Blocks per game 4.1 3.2

NUMBERS TO KNOW

6 - Seasons that NU assistant coach Michael Lewis spent as an assistant at Eastern Illinois (2006-11).

10 - Glynn Watson Jr. is 10 steals away from becoming the 25th Husker to record 100 steals at Nebraska. Watson was third in the Big Ten in steals last year, averaging 1.6 per game.

10 - Number of Husker opponents either ranked or receiving votes in the AP or Coaches preseason polls. In addition, the Huskers could play West Virginia (10/11) and Missouri (RV) in the AdvoCare Invitational.

15.0 - Assists per game by NU in the two exhibition wins. Last year, NU was 13th in the Big Ten at 11.4 apg. Last season, 15.0 apg would have ranked fourth in the Big Ten.

16 - Nebraska has won its last 16 season openers dating back to 2001. Under Miles, all five previous wins have been by double figures.

41.0 - Nebraska has averaged 41.0 points in the paint in its two exhibition games.

TALE OF THE TAPE

Men’s Basketball Communications Contact: Shamus McKnight / Office: 402-472-7772 / Cell: 402-540-0268 / E-mail: [email protected]

Nov. 5 (Sun.)Practice (HTC)

MEDIA SCHEDULE

MEDIA PLANNERNov. 5-18(HTC) - Hendricks Training Complex

(PBA) - Pinnacle Bank Arena

Nov. 6 (Mon.)Miles presser(10:45)

Practice (PBA)

Nov. 7 (Tues.)vs. Northwood,

W, 80-62

Nov. 8 (Wed.)

OFF DAY

Nov. 9 (Thurs.)Miles presser (1 p.m.)

Practice (HTC)

Nov. 10 (Fri.)

Practice (HTC)

Nov. 11 (Sat.)vs. E. Illinois,

7:30 p.m. HSN and BTN Plus

Nov. 12 (Sun.) Practice (PBA)

Nov. 13 (Mon.)vs. North Texas,

7 p.m. HSN and BTN Plus

Nov. 14 (Tues.)Practice (HTC)

Nov. 15 (Wed.)Miles Presser (TBA)Depart for St. John's

Nov. 16 (Thurs.)at St. John's,

5:30 p.m. (CT) FS1 and HSN

Nov. 17 (Fri.)OFF DAY

Nov. 18 (Sat.) Practice (PBA)

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RETURNING TEAM STATSPct. of scoring .........................................50.0 (1085/2168)Pct. of rebounds .......................................44.9 (493/1099)Pct. of field goals made ..............................49.4 (392/793)Pct. of field goals attempted ....................51.5 (982/1086)Pct. of 3-point FG made .............................63.1 (113/179)Pct. of 3-point FG attempted ......................59.8 (335/560)Pct. of free throws made ............................46.7 (188/403)Pct. of free throws attempted ....................45.4 (258/568)Pct. of assists .............................................48.9 (173/578)Pct. of steals ...............................................61.1 (129/211)Pct. of blocked shots.....................................47.4 (55/116)Pct. of minutes .......................................55.4 (3488/6300)NOTE: All statistics based on returning player stats and percentage of overall team totals from 2016-17.

RETURNING STAT LEADERSPoints per game ............................. Glynn Watson Jr.– 13.0Rebounds per game ....................... Jordy Tshimanga – 4.0Assists per game ............................. Glynn Watson Jr. – 2.6Steals per game .............................. Glynn Watson Jr. – 1.6Blocked Shots per game ..........................Isaiah Roby – 0.9Games Started ................................. Glynn Watson Jr. – 29Minutes Played .............................. Glynn Watson Jr. – 979Field Goals Made ........................... Glynn Watson Jr. – 144Field Goal Pct. ............................... Jordy Tshimanga – 44.9Free Throws Made ........................... Glynn Watson Jr. – 68Free Throw Pct. ............................ Glynn Watson Jr. – 81.03-Pointers Made ............................... Glynn Watson Jr.– 483-Point Field Goal Pct. ................. Glynn Watson Jr. – 39.7

ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS (ENTERING 2017-18)Points ............................................... Glynn Watson Jr., 696Rebounds.............................................. Jack McVeigh, 1663-Pointers ............................................... Jack McVeigh, 81Field Goals ....................................... Glynn Watson Jr., 259Free Throws ..................................... Glynn Watson Jr., 110Assists .............................................. Glynn Watson Jr., 164Steals ................................................. Glynn Watson Jr., 90Blocked Shots ............................................. Isaiah Roby, 25Games Played .................................... Glynn Watson Jr., 65Games Started ........................................... Tai Webster, 45Minutes Played ............................. Glynn Watson Jr., 1,805

EXPERIENCE CHARTTotals Career GP GP at NU Starts Starts at NUAkenten 0 0 0 0Allen 0 0 0 0Borchardt 9 9 0 0Copeland 73 0 49 0Costello 0 0 0 0Gill 67 12 1 1Laws 15 11 0 0McVeigh 64 64 15 15Okeke 94 0 26 0Palmer 72 0 5 0Roby 30 30 4 4Taylor 62 31 36 21Thorbjarnarson 0 0 0 0Trueblood 10 10 0 0Tshimanga 31 31 9 9Watson 65 65 45 45

PROBABLE STARTERS (Based on Last Game Starters)PROBABLE STARTERS (Based on Last Game Starters)

#32 Jordy Tshimanga | C | So. | 6-11 | 268 | Montreal, Quebec

2016-17: PPG: 5.0 | RPG: 4.0 / EXH: PPG 8.0 | 6.5 RPG | 2.0 BPG

Worth Noting: Totaled five points, seven boards and three blocks vs. Northwood...Had 11 points and six boards at Mississippi State...Was the only Husker freshman to play in all 31 games in 2016-17, averaging 5.0 points and 4.0 boards per game...Averaged 7.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in NU's last 11 games...Had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and seven boards vs. PSU...Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds vs. No. 7 Wisconsin...Set personal bests in points (15), rebounds (nine) and minutes (24) vs. Michigan State...Had 10 points, eight boards and two blocks vs. No. 3 Kansas...Averaged 18.3 points, 14.1 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game at The MacDuffie (Mass) School as a senior.

Career Bests: Pts: 15 | Reb: 10 | Ast: 1 (8x) | Bl: 2 (3x) | Stl: 2 (3x)

PROBABLE STARTERS (Based on last game)

#11 Evan Taylor | G | Sr. | 6-5 | 208 | Cincinnati, Ohio

2016-17: PPG: 5.2 | RPG: 2.9 | APG: 1.2 / EXH: PPG 8.5 | 4.5 RPG | 3.0 APG

Worth Noting: Second-year starter at guard...Totaled eight points, six boards and three dimes vs. Northwood...Started the final 21 games of 2016-17...Totaled six double-digit scoring efforts, all vs. Big Ten foes...Scored a season-high 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting vs. PSU in B1G Tournament...Totaled 11 points and tied career high with eight caroms vs. Ohio St....Helped Odessa (Texas) College to the 2016 NJCAA National Tournament, averaging 7.5 ppg, 2.5 rpb and 2.5 apg...Began his collegiate career at Samford, where he was on the 2015 Southern Conference All-Freshman team... Father (Kyle) played at Xavier.

Career Bests (includes Samford): Pts: 21 | Reb: 8 (2x) | Ast: 4 (2x) | Stl: 4 (3x)

#14 Isaac Copeland | F | So. | 6-9 | 221 | Raleigh, N.C.

2016-17 (at GT): PPG: 5.4 | RPG: 3.3 | APG: 0.8 / EXH: PPG 8.0 | 5.5 RPG | 1.5 SPG

Worth Noting: Had 12 points, four boards and three steals vs. Northwood...Played in just seven games at Georgetown in 2016-17 before undergoing back surgery...Had 13 points and 13 rebounds vs. Maryland in 2016-17...Started all 33 games for the Hoyas as a sophomore, averaging 11.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game...Reached double figures 20 times, including a 32-point, nine-reboundperformancevs.Marquette...EarnedaspotontheAll-BigEastRookieteamin2014-15,averaging 6.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game...Rated the No. 16 player in the class of 2014 by ESPN and a five-star recruit by Rivals at Brewster Academy.

Career Bests (includes Georgetown): Pts: 29 | Reb: 13 | Ast: 7 | Bl: 3 (2x) | Stl: 3 (3x)

#24 James Palmer Jr. | G | Jr. | 6-6 | 210 | Upper Marlboro, Md.

2016-17: Sat Out after Transferring from Miami / EXH: PPG 22.0 | 2.0 APG | 1.5 SPG

Worth Noting: Led NU with 27 points on 9-of-14 shooting vs. Northwood...Totaled a game-high 17 points (5-6 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 5-6 FT) vs. MSU...Spent two seasons at Miami, playing in 72 games for the Hurricanes...Appeared in 34 games in 2015-16, averaging 3.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game...Reached double figures twice, including 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting vs. Mississippi State...Scored a careeer-high 17 points, including five 3-pointers, at Virginia Tech as a freshman...Averaged 15.7points,3.0reboundsand2.0assistspergameatSt.John’sCollegeHighSchoolinWashington, D.C....Rated by Rivals and Scout as top-100 player in the class of 2014.

Career Bests (includes Miami): Pts: 17 | Reb: 6 | Ast: 3 (3x) | Stl: 2 (3x)

#5 Glynn Watson Jr. | G | Jr. | 6-0 | 174 | Bellwood, Ill.

2016-17: PPG: 13.0 | RPG: 3.0 | APG: 2.6 | SPG: 1.6 / EXH: PPG 11.0 | 5.0 APG

Worth Noting: Third-year starter at the point...did not play vs. Northwood...Totaled 11 points and five assists at Mississippi State...Ranked third in the Big Ten in steals and 18th in scoring in 2016-17...Reached double figures 21 times and had seven 20-point games...Totaled 14 points, including the go-ahead 3-point play with 11.3 seconds left, at Ohio St..Scored a career-high 34 points, including 7-8 from 3-point range, vs. Iowa...Scored 26 points and had 5 steals at No. 16 Indiana...Had 27 points vs. No. 14 UCLA...Ranked 71st in the class of 2015 by ESPN.com...Averaged 15.5 points, 4.3 rebounds. 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game in leading St. Joseph High School to a state title in 2015.

Career Bests: Pts: 34 | Reb: 6 (2x) | Ast: 9 | Stl: 5 (3x)


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PREVIEWING EASTERN ILLINOISEastern Illinois opens its 2017-18 regular season tonight after going 1-1 in its two exhibition games. The Panthers

defeated Illinois, 80-67, on Nov. 3 before falling to Southern Indiana, 95-92, on Nov. 6. Against the Illini, EIU trailed by as much as 11 points in the first half before regrouping. The Panthers outscored Illinois, 42-25, in the second half as they shot 61 percent from the field, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range. In the exhibition loss, the Panthers allowed 16 3-pointers while Southern Indiana shot 61 percent from the floor. Junior college transfer Jajuan Starks led EIU with 23 points and five rebounds to place four players in double figures on Monday.

Jay Spoonhour enters his sixth season as the head coach at Eastern Illinois and 11th season overall. He is the son of former Husker assistant coach Charlie Spoonhour. Last season, the Panthers compiled a 14-15 record, including a 6-10 mark in the Ohio Valley Conference, as they missed the conference tournament for the first time in four years. Eastern Illinoisreturnsfourstartersfromlastyear’ssquad,includingMontellGoodwin(14.3ppglastseason),TerrellLewis(10.5 ppg), Ray Crossland (10.5 ppg and 6.1 rpg) and Muusa Dama (9.1 ppg and 9.6 rpg). Lewis has ranked in the Top 25 nationallyinassist-to-turnoverratioineachofhisfirstthreeseasons,andisalreadyEIU’sall-timeassistsleader(463),whileDama led the OVC in both rebounding (9.6/game) and blocked shots (61) a year ago.

This will be the sixth meeting between the Huskers and Panthers, with NU holding a 5-0 advantage in the series. The last meeting between the schools was an 85-71 triumph for the Huskers on Nov. 21, 2000, in Lincoln, Neb.

SATURDAY IS TOYS FOR TOTS COLLECTION DAYAs part of the Veterans Day/Military Salute this weekend, the U.S. Marines will be collecting toys for children at both

basketball games Saturday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Husker fans are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys to the game, and cash donations for the cause will also be accepted. The Marines will be stationed near the entrances of Pinnacle Bank Arena to accept donations that will brighten the holiday season for needy children. The event is co-sponsored by Nebraska Athletics, UNL ROTC and the Marines.

TOYS FOR TOTS COLLECTIONSDate Sport Opponent TimeNov. 11 Women's Basketball SIU Edwardsville 3 p.m.Nov. 11 Men's Basketball Eastern Illinois 7:30 p.m.Nov. 12 Volleyball Rutgers 2 p.m.

FOR OPENERS

Nebraska begins its 122nd season of basketball on Saturday evening. Here are some facts and figures about season openers for the Husker basketball program. Nebraska is 82-39 (.677) all-time in season openers and has won 16 straight season openers dating back to an 87-83

setback at Oral Roberts to begin the 2000 season. Nebraska is 25-2 in its past 27 season openers dating back to the 1990-91 campaign. The last time Nebraska lost a season opener at home was 1980 when NU fell to Wyoming, 62-59, in overtime. The

Huskers have won 27 straight season openers at home since that loss. Under Tim Miles, the Huskers have won all five of their openers by an average of 24.4 points. The 46-point win over

Mississippi Valley State in 2015 was the 12th-largest margin in school history. Nebraska has scored 80 or more points in its last three season openers. The last time NU scored 80 or more in four

consecutive season openers was a seven-year stretch under Danny Nee from the 1988-89 to 1994-95.

EXHIBITION RECAP: NEBRASKA 80, NORTHWOOD 62James Palmer Jr. scored a game-high 27 points, while freshman Thomas Allen chipped in 18 as Nebraska used a strong

second-half effort to cruise past Northwood, 80-62, in exhibition action on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.Palmer scored 17 of his points in the second half to lead three Huskers in double figures after NU took just a two-

point lead into the locker room at halftime. The Huskers shot 55 percent from the field in the second half, while limiting Northwood to just 24 percent.

Isaac Copeland was also in double figures, adding 12 tallies. Jordy Tshimanga led the Huskers with seven boards. Nebraska held a 44-24 advantage in points in the paint.

After a closely-contested first half, Nebraska used a 17-6 spurt out of the break to take a 13-point lead at 52-39, keyed by seven points from Palmer and four from Allen. Nebraska held Northwood without a field goal for over five minutes midway through the second half, as the Huskers built a comfortable margin, leading by as many as 19 following a Jack McVeigh triple with just over four minutes to play.

Nebraska started the opening stanza hot from the field, hitting on five of its first six shots, including a pair of 3-pointers from Allen. Northwood responded with a 7-0 run midway through the first half to take a 22-17 lead. The Timberwolves led by as many as six at 27-21 and held Nebraska scoreless for nearly six minutes before a Copeland bucket cut the lead to 27-24 with just over five minutes to play in the opening half. Copeland's bucket started an 8-0 spurt, as Palmer's 3-point play gave NU a 29-27 lead with 2:55 left in the half.

Brad Schaub led the visitors with 10 points and eight rebounds. Northwood shot 30 percent from the field, including just 2-of-13 from 3-point range in the second half after hitting 6-of-13 in the opening 20 minutes.

2017-18 BIG TEN STANDINGSTeam B1G Pct. Overall Pct.Wisconsin 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Maryland 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Michigan State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Purdue 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Iowa 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Ohio State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Indiana 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Illinois 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Michigan 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Northwestern 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Minnesota 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Nebraska 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Penn State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Rutgers 0-0 .000 0-0 .000

Date Matchup Time TVNov. 10 Campbell at Penn State 3 p.m. BTN Plus Indiana at Indiana State 6 p.m. BTN Plus Maryland vs. Stony Brook [1] 6 p.m. BTN Plus CCNY at Rutgers 6 p.m. BTN Plus Robert Morris at Ohio State 6 p.m. BTN Plus South Carolina State at Wisconsin 6 p.m. BTN Plus Southern at Illinois 7 p.m. BTN Plus North Florida at Michigan State 7 p.m. BTN USC Upstate at Minnesota 7 p.m. BTN Plus SIU-Edwardsville at Purdue 7 p.m. BTN Plus Loyola Marymount at Northwestern 7:30 p.m. BTN Plus Chicago State at Iowa 8 p.m. BTN Plus

11 Michigan vs. North Florida 6:30 p.m. BTN Eastern Illinois at Nebraska 7:30 p.m. BTN Plus

12 Radford at Ohio State 1:30 p.m. BTN Plus Central Connecticut State at Rutgers 1:30 p.m. BTN Plus Alabama State at Iowa 3 p.m. BTN Plus Chicago State at Purdue 3 p.m. BTN Fairleigh Dickinson at Penn State 4 p.m. BTN Plus Tennessee-Martin at Illinois 5 p.m. ESPNU Maryland Eastern Shore at Maryland 5 p.m. BTN Plus Yale at Wisconsin 5 p.m. BTN Howard at Indiana 7 p.m. BTN

13 Minnesota at Providence [2] 5:30 p.m. FS1 Central Michigan at Michigan 6 p.m. BTN North Texas at Nebraska 7 p.m. BTN Plus SaintPeter’satNorthwestern 7p.m. BTNPlus

2016-17 TEAM LEADERS (*INCLUDES TIES)

Double-Figure Scoring Games: .........Webster 30; Watson 21; Morrow 10; Jacobson 8; McVeigh 8; .................................Horne 5; Taylor 6; Gill 2; Tshimanga 4; Roby 1

10+ Rebounding Games: .................................................................................... Morrow 7; Jacobson 3; Tshimanga 1; Webster 1

Double-Doubles: ...................Morrow 3; Jacobson 2; Webster 1

20-Point Games: .................... Watson 7; Webster 8; McVeigh 2

Games Leading NU in Scoring:* ..................................................................................................Webster 18; Watson 8; McVeigh 4; ....................................... Jacobson 1; Horne 1; Morrow 1; Roby 1

Games Leading NU in Rebounding:* ............................................................. Jacobson 10; Morrow 11; Webster 8; Tshimanga 7; .......................................................... McVeigh 1; Taylor 2; Roby 1

Games Leading NU in Assists:* ............ Webster 21; Watson 11; ................................................... McVeigh 1; Taylor 3; Jacobson 1

Games Leading NU in Blocks* ............................................................... Jacobson 12; Roby 8; Morrow 8; Tshimanga 7; McVeigh 4; ...................................... Watson 3; Horne 1; Webster 1; Taylor 1;

Games Leading NU in Steals* ............... Watson 10; Webster 10; ................Taylor 7; Tshimanga 4; Roby 4; Jacobson 4; McVeigh 3;

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. G/GS PPG RPG Other2 Terrell Lewis G Sr. 5-7 150 29/29 10.5 1.3 4.7 apg4 Montell Goodwin G Sr. 6-2 190 29/26 14.3 2.9 3.1 apg1 D’AngeloJackson G Jr. 6-4 210 atHighlandCC24 Jajuan Starks W Jr. 6-4 215 at Wabash Valley CC25 Muusa Dama F Sr. 6-9 225 28/27 9.1 9.6 2.1 bpg

EASTERN ILLINOIS PROBABLE STARTERS



AP TOP 25 (PRESEASON)No Team (1st) Record Points1 Duke (33) 0-0 1,5722 Michigan State (13) 0-0 1,5203 Arizona (18) 0-0 1,5064 Kansas (1) 0-0 1,4395 Kentucky 0-0 1,3406 Villanova 0-0 1,2847 Wichita State 0-0 1,2708 Florida 0-0 1,1009 North Carolina 0-0 1,04710 USC 0-0 99511 West Virginia 0-0 84012 Cincinnati 0-0 83713 Miami 0-0 83614 Notre Dame 0-0 81415 Minnesota 0-0 64216 Louisville 0-0 57017 Xavier 0-0 54418 Gonzaga 0-0 50019 Northwestern 0-0 47320 Purdue 0-0 36221 UCLA 0-0 34022 Saint Mary's 0-0 33323 Seton Hall 0-0 27424 Baylor 0-0 16325 Texas A&M 0-0 130

Others receiving votes: Alabama 86, Virginia 57, Rhode Island 49, TCU 46, Providence 34, Missouri 19, Virginia Tech 16, Wisconsin 14, Butler 13, Texas 10, Oklahoma 7, Maryland 7, Nevada 7, Michigan 6, Dayton 5, Middle Tennessee 4, Ball State 4, SMU 3, Oakland 2, Oregon 2, UCF 1, South Carolina 1, Harvard 1

USA TODAY COACHES (PRESEASON)No Team (1st) Record Points1 Duke (20) 0-0 7742 Michigan State (9) 0-0 7473 Kansas 0-0 7234 Kentucky 0-0 6785 Arizona (2) 0-0 6546 Villanova 0-0 6237 Florida (1) 0-0 5498 Wichita State 0-0 5439 North Carolina 0-0 51510 West Virginia 0-0 45811 USC 0-0 39612 Miami 0-0 38313 Cincinnati 0-0 34914 Notre Dame 0-0 30515 Minnesota 0-0 30316 Louisville 0-0 29517 Xavier 0-0 28418 UCLA 0-0 27519 Gonzaga 0-0 24220 Northwestern 0-0 20821 Purdue 0-0 16722 Saint Mary's 0-0 15223 Seton Hall 0-0 13924 Baylor 0-0 10725 Alabama 0-0 82

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 76, Virginia 57, Butler 43, Missouri 35, TCU 32, Rhode Island 31, Wisconsin 21, Providence 21, Maryland 20, Oklahoma 19, Oakland 19, Texas 13, Michigan 13, Virginia Tech 12, Oregon 12, SMU 6, Creighton 6, Georgia Tech 3, Georgia 3, Harvard 2, Arkansas 2, Florida State 1, Nevada 1, South Carolina 1

WATSON RETURNS TO ANCHOR HUSKER BACKCOURTGlynn Watson Jr. gives Miles one of the top returning guards in the

Big Ten in 2017-18. The 6-foot junior averaged 13.0 points, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 2016-17. He is ninth among all Big Ten returnees in scoringandthirdinsteals.Watson’s13.0pointspergameisthesecond-highestreturningaveragebyaHuskerguardinthelastdecade,trailingonlyAll-BigTenperformerTerranPetteway’s18.1ppg entering the 2014-15 season. Watson had 21 double-figure performances as a sophomore, including a career-high 34 point game against Iowa. His

34-point effort tied for 10th on NU's single-game scoring list. He had three games with five steals (vs. Dayton, Clemson and at Indiana) and finished third all-time among Husker

sophomores with 50 steals. Only Cookie Belcher (75) and Erick Strickland (60) had more during their sophomore season. Watson has always been in the clutch, as he shot 40 percent from 3-point range, 85 percent from the foul line and had a

3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in the last four minutes and OT last season. With 696 points entering the season, Watson is just 50 points away from 60th place on Nebraska's career scoring list.Watson’ssophomoreyearnumberscomparefavorablytohisolderbrotherDemetriMcCamey’swhenheplayedatthe

University of Illinois. Husker coaches are looking for a similar jump from Watson this season, as McCamey earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as a junior for the Fighting Illini in 2010.

Sophomore Year ComparisonPlayer Yr. PPG RPG APG A/TO SPGWatson, So. 2016-17 13.0 3.0 2.6 1.7 1.6McCamey, So. 2008-09 11.5 2.6 4.6 1.9 0.9

COPELAND MAKES 50TH START, FIRST AS A HUSKERWhile Watson is a two-year starter for the Huskers,

junior transfer Isaac Copeland is the Husker with the most starting experience. Copeland started 49 games in two-plus seasons at Georgetown, helping the Hoyas to the 2015 NCAA Tournament. In his last full season, Copeland started 33 games, averaging 11.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He played in seven games last season, averaging 5.4 points per game before he was sidelined with an injury.

Copeland is one of two Huskers who sat out after transferring last season. James Palmer Jr. will also make his Husker debut on Saturday. Palmer played at the University of Miami for two seasons, averaging 3.4 points in the Hurricanes' Sweet 16 team in 2016. Palmer and Copeland will look to join a list of all-conference performers in their first season under Miles, joining Andy Ogide (CSU, 2009), Terran Petteway (NU, 2014) and Andrew White III (NU, 2016).

TRANSFERS BRING WINNING PEDIGREESOnecommontraitamongNebraska’sfourDivisionItransfersispostseasonexperience.IsaacCopeland,AntonGill,

James Palmer Jr., and Duby Okeke have all been parts of NCAA Tournament teams at their respective schools. Gill played onLouisville’sEliteEightteamin2015,whilePalmerhelpedMiamitoanNCAASweet16berthin2016.

NCAA EXPERIENCEPlayer Previous School Postseason ExperienceIsaac Copeland Georgetown NCAA (2015)Anton Gill Louisville NCAA (2014, 2015)James Palmer Jr. Miami NCAA (2016); NIT (2015)Duby Okeke Winthrop NCAA (2017)

GILL AND COPELAND: LIKE FATHERS, LIKE SONSNebraska senior guard Anton Gill and junior forward Isaac Copeland will be together on the court for the first time in

collegethiswinter,butitwon’tbethefirsttimethepairhadplayedtogether.BothGillandCopelandplayedontheGarnerRoad AAU program and were teammates at Ravenscroft High School, leading the school to a 31-4 record and the 2012 North Carolina 3A State Championship.

Anton’sfather,AntonSr.,andIsaac’sfather,Ike,playedtogetheratEastCarolinafortwoseasons(1992-93)andtheduohelped East Carolina to a 1993 Colonial Athletic Association tournament title, winning the tournament title as the No. 7 seed.

MCVEIGH PROVIDES A SHOT OF JACK While the Huskers return just two starters, the Huskers also return their sixth man in junior Jack McVeigh. The 6-foot-8 forward Cabarita Beach, Australia, averaged 7.5 points per game, but has averaged 8.9 points per game on 41 percent shooting over the final 15 contests, becoming one of the Big Ten's best sixth men in the process. McVeigh posted five double-figure scoring efforts in Big Ten play, including four off the bench. He keyed NU's comeback at Ohio State, scoring all 11 of his points in the second half in the Huskers' 58-57 win. McVeigh tied for team-high honors with 15 points, including a half-court shot to beat the first-half buzzer, and added

three assists against Penn State.

Category 2016-17 Rk.Points Per Game 13.0 9thSteals Per Game 1.6 3rd

WATSON AMONG B1G RETURNEES

Player PPG (School) 1st Season w/Miles YearAndy Ogide 2.4 (Ole Miss) 10.2 (CSU) 2008-09Wes Eikmeier 2.9 (ISU) 9.1 (CSU) 2010-11Terran Petteway 3.1 (Texas Tech) 18.1 (Neb.) 2013-14Walter Pitchford 0.5 (Florida) 9.3 (Neb.) 2013-14Andrew White III 2.3 (Kansas) 16.6 (Neb.) 2015-16Anton Gill * 2.5 (Louisville) 3.8 (Neb.) 2016-17James Palmer Jr. 3.4 (Miami) Isaac Copeland 5.4 (G-Town) *-Limited to 12 games because of injury

TRANSFERS UNDER MILES





His best performance of the season came in the Huskers' win over No. 20 Purdue on Jan. 29, where he tied his career high with 21 points, including four 3-pointers, and added two blocked shots. At Rutgers on Jan. 21, McVeigh nearly led the Huskers to victory, hitting four 3-pointers in the second half, including

three in a two-minute span to erase a deficit and put the Huskers up 64-59. McVeigh attended the Australian Institute of Sport, a program which has produced numerous NBA players, as well as

former Husker Olympian Aleks Maric.

McVEIGH COMPARISONPlayer MPG PPG FG PCt. 3Pct.McVeigh, First 17 games 20.9 5.9 .326 .313McVeigh, Final 14 games 24.3 8.6 .392 .362

INTERNATIONAL DUO ENJOYS BUSY SUMMERJunior Jack McVeigh (Australia) and freshman Thorir Thorbjarnarson (Iceland) spent part of the summer representing

their national teams. McVeigh helped Australia to a 6-2 record and a ninth-place finish at the World University Games in Taipei City, Taiwan.

He played in all eight games, averaging 9.4 points per game on 59 percent shooting, including 42 percent from 3-point range, along with 2.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. McVeigh finished fourth on the team in both scoring and assists and tied for third in steals while posting a 5.3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. His Australia team was the only team to defeat gold medalist Lithuania.

Thorbjarnarson made his national team debut in 2017, representing his nation in the Small States of Europe event, as he helped Iceland to a third-place finish. He also played for the U-20 national team at the FIBA European Championships in Greece, averaging 7.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

MILES LETS THE KIDS PLAYTim Miles has not been afraid to rely on youth during his tenure at Nebraska. If history is any indication, freshmen

Thomas Allen, Nana Akenten and Thorir Thorbjarnarson will have chances to earn significant playing time early in their careers. In the last two seasons, NU has started at least one freshman in 31 of 36 Big Ten games (86 percent). Last year, Jordy

Tshimanga made nine starts in conference play, while Isaiah Roby started four Big Ten tilts. Over the past five seasons, Nebraska has started at least one freshman in 64 percent of its games. First-yearplayersatNUhaveflourishedunderMiles,asnewcomershaveaccountedforatleast50percentofNU’s

scoring in two of the past four seasons.

JORDY AND DUBY IN THE MIDDLENebraska will rely on a different look inside with the departure of two of its top three inside players. Sophomore Jordy

Tshimanga and graduate transfer Duby Okeke will handle a majority of the minutes on the interior this season. Tshimanga, who averaged 5.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, started nine of NU's final 11 games as a true

freshman and emerged as a pleasant surprise Averaged 7.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in his last 11 games and reached double figures three times, Put together his best offensive effort of the season vs. Michigan State on Feb. 2, totaling 15 points on 5-of-7

shooting and nine rebounds in 24 minutes, setting season bests in points, rebounds and minutes. Totaled 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds in 17 minutes in the win over Penn State. Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds, including five offensive boards, in just 14 minutes vs. No. 7 Wisconsin. Enjoyed a strong performance at No. 3 Kansas on Dec. 10, where he established then-season bests in points (10),

rebounds (eight) and blocked shots (two) in 19 minutes of work. Okeke is a defensive presence who spent the past four years

at Winthrop before graduating in May. The 6-foot-8 center played in 94 games at Winthrop and made 24 starts last season as the Eagles reached the NCAA Tournament. He averaged 3.2 points on 61 percent shooting and 3.9 rebounds per game last season. Okeke is sixth nationally among returning players in

blocked shots with 165. He finished his career as Winthrop's single season (72; 2015-16) and career leader in that category. He ranked 20th nationally and led the Big South in blocked shots in 2015-16 and was fourth in blocked shots in 2016-17. Okeke has 26 games with at least three blocked shots.

HUSKERS ARE A BIG DRAW AT PINNACLE BANK ARENANebraska basketball has become one of the toughest tickets in the Big Ten since the program moved into Pinnacle Bank

Arena, a $179 million dollar facility in downtown Lincoln, prior to the 2013-14 season. Nebraska finished 11th nationally in attendance in 2016-17, averaging 15,427 fans per game. It marked the fourth

straight year that NU has finished in the top 15 nationally in basketball attendance. Nebraska is one of only nine programs in the country to average 15,000 fans per game in each of the past four

seasons, a list which also includes Kentucky, Syracuse, Louisville, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas and Creighton. In 2014-15, the Huskers broke their own single-season record for average attendance for the second straight year,

averaging 15,569 fans per game. Nebraska finished the 2014-15 season ranked 10th nationally in attendance, the highest

QUICK FACTSLocation ...................................................................Lincoln, Neb. Founded ................................................................................1869Enrollment ........................................................................ 26,079 Nickname .................................................. Cornhuskers, HuskersColors ................................................................. Scarlet & CreamAffiliation ............................................................. NCAA Division IConference .................................................... Big Ten ConferenceHome Arena ............................................... Pinnacle Bank ArenaCapacity/Year Opened .............................................15,000/2013Chancellor .............................................................. Ronnie GreenFaculty Rep. ............................................... Josephine Potuto, J.D.AthleticDirector ............................................................Bill MoosAthleticDept.Phone ............................................ (402) 472-4224TicketOfficePhone ................(402) 472-3111 or 1-800-8BIGREDOfficialNebraskaWebsite ......................................Huskers.com

HISTORYFirst year of basketball ................................................... 1896-97Overallall-timerecord.................................... 1,458-1,310 (.527)Regular-Seasonconferencetitles(Last) ..........................7 (1950)Postseasonconferencetitles(Last) .................................1 (1994)Pinnacle Bank Arena record ..................................... 43-23 (.651)All-timepostseasonappearances ............................................ 24All-timepostseasonrecord .................................................23-23NCAA Appearances (last) .................................................7 (2014)NIT Appearances (last) ...................................................17 (2011)

BASKETBALL STAFFHead Coach ................................................................... Tim Miles Alma Mater .......................................... University of Mary, 1989Record at Nebraska ....................................... 75-86 (6th season)Overall Coaching Record ......................... 358-306 (23rd season)Assistant Coaches ..............................Kenya Hunter (5th season)............... Jim Molinari (4th season), Michael Lewis (2nd season)Strength Coach ...........................................................Tim WilsonDirectorofOperations.......................................... Gregory Eaton

TEAM INFORMATION2016-17 Record ...................................12-19 (8-8 H, 3-8 A, 1-3 N)Big Ten Record (Finish) ................................................ 6-12 (12th)Starters Returning/Lost .......................................................... 2/3LettermenReturning/Lost .....................................................9*/7*-Includesoneplayerwholetteredin2015-16,butDNPin2016-17

STARTERS RETURNING (2) Glynn Watson Jr., G (29 starts) ........... 13.0 ppg, 2.6 apg, 1.6 spgEvan Taylor, G (21 starts) .................................... 5.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg

STARTERS LOST (3)Tai Webster, G (31 starts) ....................17.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.0 apgEd Morrow Jr., F (18 starts) ..................................9.4 ppg, 7.5 rpgMichael Jacobson, F (31 starts) .......................... 6.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (7)Jack McVeigh, F .................30 games (11 starts); 7.5 ppg; 2.5 rpgJordy Tshimanga, C ............ 31 games (9 starts); 5.0 ppg, 4.0 rpgAnton Gill, G ........................ 12 games (1 start); 3.8 ppg, 1.9 rpgIsaiah Roby, F ..................... 30 games (4 starts); 3.1 ppg; 2.9 rpg#-Malcolm Laws, G .............. 5 games (0 starts); 0.4 ppg; 0.2 rpg#-Tanner Borchardt, F ............1 game (0 starts); 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg#-Johnny Trueblood^, G .... 10 games (0 starts); 0.8 ppg; 0.2 rpg^-Letteredin2015-16,DNPin2016-17

OTHER LETTERWINNERS LOST (4)Nick Fuller, F ....................................... 15 games; 1.1 ppg, 1.1 rpgJeriah Horne, F ...................................29 games; 4.3 ppg; 1.9 rpgMohammed Elradi, G ...........................2 games; 1.0 ppg, 0.5 rpgJasonShultis,G ....................................2 games; 0.0 ppg; 1.5 rpg

NEWCOMERS (7)James Palmer Jr. ...G, 6-6, 213, Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. (Miami)Isaac Copeland. ......... F, 6-9, 220, Jr. Raleigh, N.C. (Georgetown)Duby Okeke .............. C, 6-8, 230, Sr., Jonesboro, Ga. (Winthrop)Thomas Allen ................................ G, 6-1, 180, Fr. (Raleigh, N.C.)Nana Akenten .......................... G, 6-6, 210, Fr. (Bolingbrook, Ill.)Thorir Thorbjarnarson ..........G, 6-5, 195, Fr. (Reykjavik, Iceland)#-JustinCostello ............................G, 6-1, 180, Fr. (Omaha, Neb.)#-Walk-on student-athlete

No. Player Career Blocks1. Reggie Lynch (Minnesota) 3032. Tai Odiase (Illinois-Chicago) 2493. William Lee (UAB) 226 4. Ben Lammers (Georgia Tech) 1765. Khadeem Lattin (Oklahoma) 1746. Duby Okeke (Nebraska) 165

NCAA ACTIVE BLOCK SHOT LEADERS



Nebraska has finished in national attendance since the NCAA began its rankings in 1977-78. Nebraska has enjoyed success in Pinnacle Bank Arena,

posting a 43-23 (.652) record in the building. The Big Ten led the nation in attendance for the 41st

consecutive year in 2016-17 with an average of 12,235 fans per game. Eight Big Ten teams ranked in the top 25 in attendance in 2016-17.

NOTING THE 2017-18 SCHEDULEThe Huskers will embark on another challenging schedule beginning with Saturday's season opener against Eastern

Illinois. The 31-game regular-season schedule includes 13 teams that reached in the NCAA or NIT tournaments in 2017. The Huskers will be tested in 2017-18, as at least five opponents are ranked in the AP or Coaches preseason top-25.

NU faces No. 4/3 Kansas in non-conference action and could face No. 11/10 West Virginia at the AdvoCare Invitational. Four Big Ten teams are ranked, including No. 2 Michigan State, No. 15 Minnesota, No. 19/20 Northwestern and No. 20/21 Purdue. Three other Big Ten teams are receiving votes (Wisconsin, Maryland, Michigan), while non-conference foes UCF and Creighton are receiving votes. In addition, NU could face Missouri, which is receiving votes, in the AdvoCare Invitational. Nebraska’sgameagainstKansasonDec.16isthefirstBig12foetovisitLincolnsincetheHuskersjoinedtheBig

Ten in 2011-12 and the first to play at Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU could also face a former Big 8/12 rival at the AdvoCare Invitational, as Missouri is part of the eight-team field. TheHuskerswillfaceaminimumoffourfirst-timeopponentsduringthe2017-18season(St.John’s,UCF,Boston

College and Stetson). In addition, Nebraska could meet Marist in the second round of the AdvoCare Invitational. In2017-18,theHuskers’five“double-play”opponentsareIllinois,Minnesota,PennState,RutgersandWisconsin.

NU’s“single-play”homeopponentsareIndiana,Iowa,MarylandandMichigan,whileMichiganState,Northwestern,OhioStateandPurduearetheHuskers’“single-play”roadgamesinBigTenplay.

BIG TEN MOVES TO 20 CONFERENCE GAMES IN 2018-19TheBigTenConferenceAdministratorsCouncilapprovedachangetotheformatoffuturemen’sbasketballscheduleat

itsannualmeetinginOctoberof2017.Beginningwiththe2018-19season,themen’sbasketballschedulewillincreaseto20 conference games.

Underthenewmen’sformat,teamswillplaysevenopponentstwiceandsixteamsonce(threehome,threeaway)ina given season. The three in-state rivalries – Illinois/Northwestern, Indiana/Purdue and Michigan/Michigan State – will be playedtwiceannually,whilethenewschedulewillalsoincludearegionalcomponenttoincreasethefrequencyofgamesamong teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times.

2017-18 RULES CHANGESThe NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel announced several slight rule changes ahead of the 2017-18 men's basketball

season, most notably extending the coach's box to 38 feet. The coach's box in previous years was 28 feet, but NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee members believe this will allow coaches to improve communication with their teams, especially when the teams are at the opposite end of the court.

The panel also approved a rule permitting a reset of the shot clock to 20 seconds when the ball is inbounded in the frontcourt after a foul by the defense. If more than 20 seconds remains on the shot clock, the shot clock will not be reset.

This season, fans will also notice that throw-in spots will occur from more consistent spots in the frontcourt when the offensive team retains possession after a non-shooting foul or other stoppages in the game. The location of all throw-ins in the frontcourt will be determined by an imaginary line drawn from the corner of the court to the intersection of the lane line and the free-throw line. If the stoppage of play is inside this area, the throw-in will occur on the end line 3 feet outside the lane line. If the stoppage occurs outside this area, the throw-in will be at the nearer sideline at the 28-foot mark. Deflections will continue to be put back in play at the nearest out-of-bounds spot. Throw-ins in the back court will continue to be at the nearest spot.

ADDITIONAL RULE CHANGES Referees can use the instant replay rule in the last two minutes of the second half or last two minutes of overtime

to see if a secondary defender was in or outside the restricted-area arc but only when a call has been made. If the player is in the restricted area, a block will be called on the defender. If the secondary defender is in legal guarding position and outside the restricted area, a player-control foul will be called. The Big Ten and Mid-American conferences experimented with this rule last season. A mandatory minimum of 0.3 second will be taken off the game clock when the ball is legally touched, and an official

immediately blows his whistle. Alegalscreenwasredefinedtorequirethattheinsideofthescreener'sfeetbenowiderthanhisshoulders. The cylinder rule was adjusted to allow more freedom of movement for the offense. If a defensive player straddles

an offensive player's leg in a way that prohibits him from making a normal basketball move — which now includes pivoting — contact that creates a common foul will be called on the defensive player.

UP NEXT: HUSKERS HOST NORTH TEXAS MONDAYThe Huskers wrap up the two-game homestand on Monday night, as NU takes on North Texas. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

and the game will be carried on the Husker Sports Network and on BTN and BTN2Go. Tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets or calling 800-8-BIGRED.

Season Average (Rk.)2013-14 (1st year of PBA) 15,419 (13)2014-15 15,569 (10)2015-16 15,430 (11)2016-17 15,427 (11)

HUSKER BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE HUSKERS ON THE RADIOThe Husker IMG Sports Network, in its 22nd year of

producing and marketing the live broadcasts of University of Nebraska Athletics, extended and expanded its agreement with the University on June 13, 2008. Under the agreement,IMGCollege’sHuskerIMGSportsMarketingmanages and markets all rights associated with the radio programming,Coaches’TVandradioshows,programsales,in-venue signage, sponsorship inventory, and publication printing rights.

Kent Pavelka returns behind the microphone to handle his 31st overall season calling Husker hoops in 2016-17. Pavelka previously called Nebraska basketball for two long stints between 1974 and 1996 before returning to the Husker basketball play-by-play chair prior to the 2006-07 season. A six-time winner of the Nebraska Sportscaster-of-the-Year Award, Pavelka also handled color analyst duties on NU football broadcasts from 1974 to 1983, and was the play-by-play announcer from 1983 to 1996. Pavelka was honored in January 2009 with the Bud Cuca Special Merit Award given by the Nebraska Basketball Hall of Fame for hiscontributionstotheNUmen’sbasketballprogram.

Alongside Pavelka as color analyst will be Matt Davison, who played both basketball and football for the Huskers. He is beginning his 13th season on the basketball broadcast team and also handles color commentary on the Nebraska football radio broadcasts along with appearances on Sports Nightly. Former Husker point guard Jake Muhleisen will join the broadcast team for select broadcasts. Muhleisen was a three-year captain for the Big Red from 2004-06

2017-18 HUSKER SPORTS NETWORK AFFILIATESAinsworth ................... KBRB-AM.................................. 1400Alliance ....................... KCOW-AM ................................ 1400Broken Bow ................ KBBN-FM ................................... 95.3Chadron ...................... KCSR-AM .................................... 610Columbus ................... KJSK-AM ..................................... 900Cozad .......................... KAMI-AM ................................. 1580Falls City...................... KTNC-AM ................................. 1230Fremont ...................... KFMT-FM ................................. 105.5Grand Island ............... KRGI-AM .................................. 1430Hastings ...................... KHAS-AM ................................. 1230Holdrege ..................... KUVR-AM ................................. 1380Imperial ...................... KADL-FM ................................. 102.9Kearney ...................... KGFW-AM ................................ 1340Lexington .................... KRVN-AM ................................... 880Lincoln ........................ KLIN-AM ................................... 1400McCook ...................... KSWN-FM .................................. 93.9Nebraska City.............. KNCY-AM .................................. 1600Norfolk ........................ KNEN-FM .................................. 94.7North Platte ................ KODY-AM ................................. 1240North Platte ................ KXNP-FM ................................. 103.5Omaha ........................ KXSP-AM .................................... 590Scottsbluff .................. KNEB-AM ................................... 960Sidney ......................... KSID-AM ................................... 1340Superior ...................... KRFS-AM .................................. 1600Superior ...................... KRFS-FM .................................. 103.9Valentine .................... KVSH-AM ................................... 940

Fans around the world can listen to Husker athletic events on the Internet at Huskers.com, on the Official Husker App for iOS and Android and on TuneIn Radio and the TuneIn Radio App. Select games are also available on SiriusXM Radio.





A proven program builder who has enjoyed success at the Division I, Division II and NAIA levels, Tim Miles was named the 27th basketball coach at the University of Nebraska on March 24, 2012. He is believed to be the only active coach who has made national tournament appearances at four-year schools at the Division I, Division II and NAIA levels.

During the 2016-17 season, the Huskers won a pair of games over ranked teams, including Big Ten regular-season champion Purdue, as they played 20 games against teams which reached postseason play. Senior Tai Webster earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and first-team USBWA all-district accolades.

In 2015-16, Miles guided a youthful Husker team to 16 wins against a schedule featuring 11 ranked opponents. The Huskers also won multiple games in the conference tournament for the first time in a decade, including a win over a Wisconsin team which eventually reached the NCAA Sweet 16. Shavon Shields repeated as a first-team Academic All-American and was a second-team All-Big Ten pick.

In 2014-15, the Huskers garnered their first national ranking since 1995 and enjoyed record-setting attendance numbers, establishing a school-record attendance of 15,569 fans per game to rank 10th nationally. Terran Petteway earned All-Big Ten honors for the second straight year and earned an invitation to training camp with the Atlanta Hawks.

In 2013-14, Miles was named Big Ten Coach of the Year and Jim Phalen National Coach of the Year after guiding the Huskers to an 11-7 Big Ten mark and a fourth-place finish after the team was pickedtofinish12thinthepreseason.NU’s11conferencewinswere its highest total since 1965-66, while the fourth-place finish wastheHuskers’bestsince1997-98.MilesbecamethefirstHuskercoach to garner conference coach-of-the-year accolades since 1991 after guiding the Huskers to their first NCAA appearance in 16 years.

Before taking over the Nebraska program, Miles spent the previous five seasons building the Colorado State program. He increased his victory total in each of his five years at CSU, culminatingina20-12recordandtheschool’sfirstNCAAappearance in nine seasons during his final year in Fort Collins. After winning 16 games in his first two years, his teams went 55-41 over the last three years, reaching postseason play in each campaign.

The2011-12Ramspostedtheschool’sfirst20-winseasonsince1997-98 while playing a schedule that was rated as the fourth-toughest in the country. Colorado State set a school record with three wins over ranked teams and placed three players on the All-Mountain West teams, and Miles was named the District VIII Coach of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for his efforts. The Rams, one of four Mountain West teams to receive bids in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, averaged 70.1 points per game on the season and topped the Mountain West Conference in field-goal percentage (47.1), 3-point percentage (40.0) and free throw percentage (76.8).

With 22 years of experience as a head coach at four institutions, he has compiled a career record of 358-306 that includes three conference championships and seven postseason tournament appearances.

Before taking over the Colorado State program, Miles spent six seasons at North Dakota State, guiding the Bison through the transition to the Division I ranks. He won at least 16 games in each of his final five seasons at the school, including the program’sfirstthreeyearsattheDivisionIlevel.Miles’tenureatNDSUwashighlightedbyapairofroadwinsovertop-15squadsinhisfinaltwoseasons.

Miles showed his ability to turn around programs during his tenure at Southwest Minnesota State University. He took a program that had only one winning season in the previous decade and went 78-39 in his four seasons at the school, recorded the first 20-win season in school history, and led Southwest Minnesota State to its first back-to-back winning seasons in more than two decades.

Miles began his head coaching career at Mayville (N.D.) State University, guiding the program to a 35-22 record from 1995 to 1997 and a pair of conference titles. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Northern State for six seasons from 1989-90 through 1994-95 and helped the Wolves to five NAIA playoff appearances and five regional titles. He was the recruiting coordinator for NSU and was responsible for bringing in and coaching five All-Americans at that school.

AnativeofDoland,S.D.,hegraduatedfromtheUniversityofMaryinBismarck,N.D.,in1989andearnedamaster’sdegreein health and physical education from Northern State in Aberdeen, S.D., in 1990. He was inducted into the University of Mary Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTALSYear Team Record Pct.1995-96 Mayville State 17-11 .6071996-97 Mayville State 18-11 .621 Two seasons 35-22 .614

1997-98 SW Minnesota State 16-11 .5931998-99 SW Minnesota State 16-11 .5931999-00 SW Minnesota State 18-10 .6432000-01 SW Minnesota State 28-7 .800 Four seasons 78-39 .667

2001-02 North Dakota State 11-15 .4232002-03 North Dakota State 20-11 .6452003-04 North Dakota State 16-13 .5522004-05 North Dakota State 16-12 .5712005-06 North Dakota State 16-12 .5712006-07 North Dakota State 20-8 .714 Six seasons 99-71 .582

2007-08 Colorado State 7-25 .2192008-09 Colorado State 9-22 .2902009-10 Colorado State 16-16 .5002010-11 Colorado State 19-13 .5942011-12 Colorado State 20-12 .625 Five seasons 71-88 .447

2012-13 Nebraska 15-18 .4552013-14 Nebraska 19-13 .5942014-15 Nebraska 13-18 .4192015-16 Nebraska 16-18 .471 2016-17 Nebraska 12-19 .387 Five seasons 75-86 .466Career 22 seasons 358-306 .539

TIM MILESUniversity of Mary (‘89)

Sixth Season at Nebraska

HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCENebraska, 2012-present; Colorado State, 2007-12;

North Dakota State, 2001-07; Southwest Minnesota State, 1997-2001; Mayville State, 1995-97.

ASSISTANT COACHING EXPERIENCENorthern State, 1989-95

FAMILYWife, Kari Children: Son, Gabriel; Daughter, Ava

COACHING HONORS•-Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year, 2014•-Big Ten Coach of the Year, 2014•-Mayville State Hall of Fame, 2016•-Northern State University Hall of Fame •-Jim Kretchman Coaching Award, 2014•-USBWA District VIII Coach of the Year, 2012 •-CollegeInsider.com Mountain West Coach of the Year, 2010•-University of Mary Hall of Fame Inductee, 2007•-CBSSportsline Division I Independent Coach of the Year, 2005-06•-North Central Region Coach of the Year, 2000-01•-Northern Sun Conference Coach of the Year, 2000-01 •-NDCAC Coach of the Year, 1995-96

1- Shavon Shields earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in 2015 and 2016, the first Husker to earn that honor.

2- At North Dakota State (a Division I independent at the time), Tim Miles went 2-0 against ranked opponents, topping No. 13 Wisconsin in2005-06andNo.8Marquettein2006-07.

3- Miles was one of only three coaches in Colorado State history to lead the Rams to three consecutive postseason appearances (2010-11-12).

3- Number of CSU players who earned All-Mountain West honors in 2011-12, the most in the school’s50yearsofleagueaffiliation.

4 - Number of former assistants under Miles who are Division I head coaches in 2017-18 (Saul Phillips-Ohio; Craig Smith-South Dakota; Niko Medved-Drake; Dave Richman-North Dakota State).

7- Number of all-BIg Ten performers Miles has coached in his Nebraska tenure, including two-time selections Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields.

10 - Miles’2011-12ColoradoStateteamrankedin the top 10 nationally in both free throw (76.8) and 3-point percentage (40.0) in 2011-12, joining Missouri as the only other school in the country to rank in the top 10 in both categories.

11- Nebraska’sBigTenwinsin2013-14,themostconference wins by a Husker team since 1965-66.

92.3 - Percentage of seniors at Nebraska who have received their degree under Miles in the last five seasons.

23 - Seasons that Tim Miles has been a head coach at the college level. His teams have reached postseason play at the Division I, Division II and NAIA levels seven times.

1920 - ThelasttimeaHuskermen’sbasketballcoach won his first road game before Tim Miles accomplished the feat at Wake Forest in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in 2012-13.

169,622- Number of followers on twitter for @CoachMiles,whereheprovidesauniquelookintothe program.

MILES BY THE NUMBERS

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2017-18 TV AND RADIO ROSTER

Tim MilesHead Coach

Michael LewisAssistant Coach

Kenya HunterAssistant Coach

Jim MolinariAssistant Coach

Tim WilsonStrength Coach

Gregory EatonDirector of Basketball

Operations

R.J. PietigAthletic Trainer

Pat NorrisEquipment Manager

Sheryl BurbachAssistant Director of

Basketball Operations

Matt HoltVideo Coordinator

Wes EikmeierGraduate Manager

Dorian GreenGraduate Manager

0 | Duby OkekeSr. | C | 6-8 | 247

3 | Malcolm LawsSr. | G | 6-1 | 191

4 | Johnny TruebloodSo. | G | 6-3 | 192

10 | Jack McVeighJr. | F | 6-8 | 215

11 | Evan TaylorSr. | G | 6-5 | 208

12 | Thomas AllenFr. | G | 6-1 | 180

13 | Anton Gill Sr. | G | 6-3 | 195

14 | Isaac CopelandJr. | F | 6-9 | 221

20 | Tanner BorchardtJr. | F | 6-8 | 265

24 | James Palmer Jr.Jr. | G | 6-6 | 210

25 | Nana AkentenFr. | G | 6-6 | 215

32 | Jordy TshimangaSo. | C | 6-11 | 268

5 | Glynn Watson Jr.Jr. | G | 6-0 | 173

15 | Isaiah RobySo. | F | 6-8 | 225

33 | Justin CostelloFr. | G | 6-1 | 180

34 | Thorir ThorbjarnarsonFr. | G | 6-5 | 194

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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsNorthwood vs Nebraska

11/07/17 7:05 p.m. at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.)

Northwood 62 • 0-0

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min

13 Jelinek,David f 3-8 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 5 6 1 2 0 0 815 Schaub,Brad f 4-10 2-5 0-1 4 4 8 2 10 2 3 0 2 3421 Allread,Zach f 1-4 1-2 1-2 0 2 2 1 4 0 3 0 0 2103 Spitzley,Nick g 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1305 Georgeton,Nate g 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 3 1 1 0 1 2001 Martin,Demitri 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 202 McBride,Trey 2-13 0-3 3-4 5 5 10 3 7 2 2 0 0 2914 Solomun,Bruno 2-9 1-7 2-2 5 3 8 3 7 1 3 0 2 1922 Marty,Alec 2-9 2-3 0-1 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2233 II,Kelvin Calhoun 3-5 0-0 2-3 3 1 4 3 8 0 2 1 0 1434 Ryan,Charlie 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 644 Welch,Nick 3-5 1-1 2-2 4 3 7 3 9 0 1 1 1 12

Team 2 3 5Totals 22-73 8-26 10-15 24 26 50 25 62 8 19 2 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-32 37.5%3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2%

FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%

2nd half: 10-41 24.4%2nd half: 2-13 15.4%2nd half: 7-10 70.0%

Game: 22-73 30.1%Game: 8-26 30.8%Game: 10-15 66.7%

DeadballRebounds

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Nebraska 80 • 0-0

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min

14 Isaac Copeland f 5-12 0-4 2-3 2 2 4 1 12 0 0 1 3 2732 Jordy Tshimanga c 2-7 0-0 1-2 2 5 7 2 5 0 3 3 1 1511 Evan Taylor g 3-6 0-1 2-2 0 6 6 3 8 3 2 0 0 2612 Thomas Allen g 5-7 2-4 6-6 0 2 2 2 18 4 3 0 1 3124 James Palmer Jr. g 9-14 2-4 7-8 0 1 1 4 27 4 3 0 2 3200 Duby Okeke 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1003 Malcolm Laws 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204 Johnny Trueblood 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 Jack McVeigh 1-3 1-2 0-1 0 6 6 2 3 3 0 0 1 2320 Tanner Borchardt 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 2 5 1 5 0 1 0 0 1025 Nana Akenten 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1334 Thor Thorbjarnarson 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 10

Team 1 1 2Totals 28-58 5-18 19-24 9 31 40 18 80 14 15 5 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-29 41.4%3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0%

FT % 1st Half: 9-11 81.8%

2nd half: 16-29 55.2%2nd half: 3-8 37.5%2nd half: 10-13 76.9%

Game: 28-58 48.3%Game: 5-18 27.8%Game: 19-24 79.2%

DeadballRebounds

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Officials: Bo Boroski, Brooks Wells, Mark RiggsTechnical fouls: Northwood-None. Nebraska-None.Attendance: 15044Actual Attendance: 7,294Exhibition Game

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total

Northwood 33 29 62

Nebraska 35 45 80

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchNU 24 23 31 2 39NEB 44 11 4 8 10

Last FG - NU 2nd-02:25, NEB 2nd-01:23.Largest lead - NU by 6 1st-06:45, NEB by 19 2nd-04:26.NU led for 09:22. NEB led for 27:22. Game was tied for 03:16.

Score tied - 6 times.Lead changed - 2 times.

2017-18 ExhibitionNebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 09, 2017)

Exhibition Games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0

CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

NON-CONFERENCE 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

24 James Palmer Jr. 2-2 55 27.5 14-20 . 7 0 0 4-7 . 5 7 1 12-14 . 8 5 7 0 2 2 1.0 5 0 4 4 0 3 44 22.0

05 Glynn Watson Jr. 1-1 32 32.0 4-10 . 4 0 0 2-6 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 1 2 2.0 2 0 5 3 0 1 11 11.0

12 Thomas Allen 2-1 36 18.0 5-8 . 6 2 5 2-4 . 5 0 0 6-6 1.000 0 2 2 1.0 2 0 4 3 0 1 18 9.0

11 Evan Taylor 2-2 54 27.0 6-11 . 5 4 5 1-3 . 3 3 3 4-5 . 8 0 0 0 9 9 4.5 6 0 6 2 1 0 17 8.5

14 Isaac Copeland 2-2 53 26.5 7-22 . 3 1 8 0-10 . 0 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 4 7 11 5.5 4 0 0 2 2 3 16 8.0

32 Jordy Tshimanga 2-2 31 15.5 7-15 . 4 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 3 10 13 6.5 5 0 1 5 4 1 16 8.0

13 Anton Gill 1-0 14 14.0 2-5 . 4 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 3 1 0 0 6 6.0

10 Jack McVeigh 2-0 43 21.5 3-9 . 3 3 3 3-7 . 4 2 9 2-3 . 6 6 7 0 9 9 4.5 3 0 5 0 0 2 11 5.5

20 Tanner Borchardt 2-0 19 9.5 4-6 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 3 4 7 3.5 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 4.5

00 Duby Okeke 2-0 21 10.5 3-4 . 7 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 1 4 2.0 5 0 0 2 1 0 6 3.0

15 Isaiah Roby 1-0 16 16.0 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4 4 8 8.0 3 0 2 5 1 0 2 2.0

25 Nana Akenten 1-0 13 13.0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 4 4 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

04 Johnny Trueblood 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

34 Thor Thorbjarnarson 1-0 10 10.0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0

03 Malcolm Laws 1-0 2 2.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 3 1 4

Total.......... 2 400 56-120 . 4 6 7 13-45 . 2 8 9 31-39 . 7 9 5 21 56 77 38.5 40 0 30 31 10 11 156 78.0

Opponents...... 2 400 50-137 . 3 6 5 9-39 . 2 3 1 25-39 . 6 4 1 38 50 88 44.0 43 - 22 30 10 13 134 67.0

TEAM STATISTICS NEB OPPSCORING 156 134 Points per game 78.0 67.0 Scoring margin +11.0 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 56-120 50-137 Field goal pct . 4 6 7 . 3 6 53 POINT FG-ATT 13-45 9-39 3-point FG pct . 2 8 9 . 2 3 1 3-pt FG made per game 6.5 4.5FREE THROWS-ATT 31-39 25-39 Free throw pct . 7 9 5 . 6 4 1 F-Throws made per game 15.5 12.5REBOUNDS 77 88 Rebounds per game 38.5 44.0 Rebounding margin -5.5 -ASSISTS 30 22 Assists per game 15.0 11.0TURNOVERS 31 30 Turnovers per game 15.5 15.0 Turnover margin -0.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.7STEALS 11 13 Steals per game 5.5 6.5BLOCKS 10 10 Blocks per game 5.0 5.0ATTENDANCE 15044 0 Home games-Avg/Game 1-15044 1-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsNebraska 83 73 156Opponents 65 69 134

Date Opponent Score Att.

10-22-17 at Mississippi State W 76-72 011/07/17 NORTHWOOD W 80-62 15044

* - Conference game

2016-17 Nebraska Basketball

Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 09, 2017)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES 12-19 8-8 3-8 1-3

CONFERENCE 6-12 3-6 3-6 0-0

NON-CONFERENCE 6-7 5-2 0-2 1-3

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

00 Webster, Tai 31-31 1075 34.7 183-435 . 4 2 1 40-136 . 2 9 4 122-164 . 7 4 4 33 125 158 5.1 74 2 124 100 4 42 528 17.0

05 Watson Jr., Glynn 31-29 979 31.6 144-345 . 4 1 7 48-121 . 3 9 7 68-84 . 8 1 0 16 77 93 3.0 91 3 81 48 4 50 404 13.0

30 Morrow Jr., Ed 24-18 562 23.4 92-179 . 5 1 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 41-67 . 6 1 2 77 103 180 7.5 67 2 8 47 27 8 225 9.4

10 McVeigh, Jack 30-11 688 22.9 73-196 . 3 7 2 47-139 . 3 3 8 32-41 . 7 8 0 14 62 76 2.5 27 0 19 21 8 16 225 7.5

12 Jacobson, Michael 31-31 743 24.0 72-184 . 3 9 1 4-23 . 1 7 4 37-57 . 6 4 9 89 103 192 6.2 77 0 33 28 27 23 185 6.0

11 Taylor, Evan 31-21 755 24.4 64-155 . 4 1 3 6-25 . 2 4 0 27-37 . 7 3 0 17 72 89 2.9 54 3 37 37 3 28 161 5.2

32 Tshimanga, Jordy 31-9 389 12.5 57-127 . 4 4 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 40-64 . 6 2 5 54 69 123 4.0 69 2 8 46 15 14 154 5.0

02 Horne, Jeriah 29-0 341 11.8 47-116 . 4 0 5 22-66 . 3 3 3 10-15 . 6 6 7 9 46 55 1.9 27 0 11 23 3 7 126 4.3

01 Gill, Anton 12-1 208 17.3 16-59 . 2 7 1 8-29 . 2 7 6 5-8 . 6 2 5 7 16 23 1.9 17 0 6 11 0 4 45 3.8

15 Roby, Isaiah 30-4 457 15.2 37-94 . 3 9 4 4-20 . 2 0 0 16-21 . 7 6 2 36 52 88 2.9 58 1 22 36 25 16 94 3.1

23 Fuller, Nick 15-0 85 5.7 6-9 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-7 . 7 1 4 5 12 17 1.1 15 0 4 1 0 2 17 1.1

21 Elradi, Mohammad 2-0 3 1.5 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.0

13 Laws, Malcolm 5-0 11 2.2 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.4

41 Borchardt, Tanner 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

03 Shultis, Jason 2-0 3 1.5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 53 35 88 1 13

Total.......... 31 6300 793-1906 . 4 1 6 179-560 . 3 2 0 403-568 . 7 1 0 411 776 1187 38.3 578 13 354 411 116 211 2168 69.9

Opponents...... 31 6300 805-1800 . 4 4 7 240-601 . 3 9 9 414-593 . 6 9 8 323 801 1124 36.3 564 7 411 422 148 193 2264 73.0

TEAM STATISTICS NEB OPP

SCORING 2168 2264

Points per game 69.9 73.0

Scoring margin -3.1 -

FIELD GOALS-ATT 793-1906 805-1800

Field goal pct . 4 1 6 . 4 4 7

3 POINT FG-ATT 179-560 240-601

3-point FG pct . 3 2 0 . 3 9 9

3-pt FG made per game 5.8 7.7

FREE THROWS-ATT 403-568 414-593

Free throw pct . 7 1 0 . 6 9 8

F-Throws made per game 13.0 13.4

REBOUNDS 1187 1124

Rebounds per game 38.3 36.3

Rebounding margin +2.0 -

ASSISTS 354 411

Assists per game 11.4 13.3

TURNOVERS 411 422

Turnovers per game 13.3 13.6

Turnover margin +0.4 -

Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 1.0

STEALS 211 193

Steals per game 6.8 6.2

BLOCKS 116 148

Blocks per game 3.7 4.8

ATTENDANCE 246832 145474

Home games-Avg/Game 16-15427 11-12026

Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-3298

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals

Nebraska 1012 1119 27 10 2168

Opponents 1039 1181 37 7 2264

Date Opponent Score Att.

11/13/16 SACRAMENTO STATE W 83-61 15883

11/15/16 MARY W 70-38 15738

11/19/16 LOUISIANA TECH W 65-54 15824

11/24/16 vs Dayton W 80-78 3816

11/25/16 vs UCLA L 71-82 5153

11/27/16 vs Virginia Tech L 53-66 4221

11/30/16 at Clemson L 58-60 6545

12/03/16 SOUTH DAKOTA W 73-61 15642

12/07/16 CREIGHTON L 62-77 15902

12/10/16 at Kansas L 72-89 16300

12/18/16 GARDNER-WEBB L 62-70 14333

12/20/16 SOUTHERN W 81-76 13960

* 12/28/16 at Indiana W 87-83 16168

* 1/1/17 at Maryland W 67-65 15067

* 01/05/17 IOWA Wo2 93-90 14939

* 01/08/17 NORTHWESTERN L 66-74 15053

* 01/14/17 at Michigan L 85-91 11145

* 01/18/17 OHIO STATE L 66-67 15635

* 1/21/17 at Rutgers L 64-65 6294

* 01/26/17 at Northwestern L 61-73 7108

* 1/29/17 PURDUE W 83-80 15715

* 02/02/17 MICHIGAN STATE L 61-72 15821

* 02/05/17 at Iowa L 70-81 13495

* 2/9/17 WISCONSIN L o t 69-70 15772

* 02/14/17 PENN STATE W 82-66 15642

* 02/18/17 at Ohio State W 58-57 13044

* 2/23/17 at Michigan State L 72-88 14797

* 02/26/17 ILLINOIS L 57-73 15680

* 03/02/17 at Minnesota L 73-88 12321

* 03/05/17 MICHIGAN L 57-93 15293

3/8/17 vs Penn State L o t 67-76 0

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